Chris Burch, known for creating famous retail brands C. Wonder and Tory Burch, has bought a beach hostel on the Indonesian island of Sumba in 2012. It cost $30 million to renovate the hostel and reopen it as a five-star resort called Nihiwatu in 2015. What originally meant to be a place for his children turned into the best hotel in the world by Travel + Leisure in 2016, and for a good reason, too.

Nihiwatu Resort in Indonesia was named the world’s best hotel by Travel + Leisure in its annual World’s Best Awards. The former surf retreat on the remote little-known island of Sumba includes 28 villas, each equipped with a private pool, as well as an all-day treetop spa, an equestrian center, and a beach restaurant, where they serve a variety of healthy dishes cooked over an open fire. In high season, one night in this hotel will come to $12,000. The hotel’s guests can enjoy sunset horse riding, surfing, exploration of local hidden waterfalls and the breath-taking views of rice fields. See what the best hotel in the world looks like.

Although prostitution is illegal in Indonesia and 30% of girls are underage, the local police don’t enforce the laws as it is a main tourist attraction. Ed Wray, a photographer, explored Jakarta and took these revealing photographs.

A popular tourist attraction in Indonesia, this muddy pond erupts with an explosion of mud and a plume of white steam every two minutes and these eruptions also shift positions from time to time. Bledug Kuwu, is the local name for something that burst in a pool and visitors can watch the geyser from a distance of 10-20 meters away.

In a clinic in Jakarta, Indonesia, tobacco is considered a cure for cancer. In the past ten years, Dr. Gretha Zahar, who is the founder of the clinic, has treated some 60 thousand people with tobacco smoke. No word on his success rate.

In a small village in southern Indonesia off the coast of the island of Lembata, the local fishermen battle whales and sharks from a very small wooden boat with sticks. They capture the fish by harpooning them with long spears, and then dismember them in the water because the whales are too heavy and large to pull aboard their small boat.

Welcome to the sulfur mines in the crater of the Kawah Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia. These photos were taken by Photographer Oliver Grunewald. The volcano is 2,600 meters tall and the craters are 200 meters deep.

Yes, it’s true, it does exist in Indonesia. It is a known fact that in each country they adapt western dishes to their cultural preferences. In this case, we have burgers made from snakes and more precisely from cobras. You’ll see in pictures how they are done.

P.S. Apparently, it is very delicious. If I’m in Indonesia, I will definitely try it.

This 2-year-old Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal is literally addicted to cigarettes. He even beats my father, smoking more than 40 cigarettes per day. And if parents refuse him a smoke, he becomes very angry and then bangs his head against the wall.

Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands.Huge deposits of gold have been found 250km of the capital in the Bombali District in 2008 and since then, it’s the gold rush and hundreds of people go there hoping to get rich!Children quit school and work instead for 10-20 dollars a day, which I think is not too bad over there..Here are some sad black and white photos showing a bit how things happen over there…

This little creature has features similar to that of Toruk, a fierce airborne predator almost impossible to tame. You'll see photos of its mini version in nature. Who knows, maybe Cameron was inspired by this little beast ;)

I want to show you how Indonesian miners who extract sulfur are working at the Ijen volcano in East Java. They have to work in inhuman conditions and it is extremely dangerous to health. But what else can they do, there’s no other work in the region...